Local sports digest: Cal commit has NBA bloodlines

Cal has received an oral commitment from the younger brother of former UCLA star and current Milwaukee Bucks player Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, according to Rivals.com.

Roger Moute a Bidias, a 6-foot-7 forward from Cameroon who plays at Notre Dame Prep in Fitchburg, Mass., is expected to sign with the Bears before the spring letter-of-intent period ends May 15. Moute a Bidias also was offered a scholarship by Marquette.

San Jose State has signed 6-5 forward Brandon Mitchell of Memphis, Tenn. Mitchell helped Ridgeway High to the championship game of the Tennessee Class AAA Region 8-AAA tournament.

San Jose State alum Ken Venturi was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Fla. Venturi joins Juli Inkster, a 2000 inductee, as San Jose State golfers in the Hall.

San Jose State freshman Cody Blick was among individual golfers invited to compete in the NCAA Tempe (Ariz.) Regional, May 16-18. Cal is the top seed in the Pullman (Wash.) Regional and Stanford is the No. 2 seed in the Columbus (Ohio) Regional on the same dates.

Stanford shortstop Jenna Rich was named Pac-12 softball player of the week, and San Jose State's Amanda Pridmore was the Western Athletic Conference pitcher of the week.